Re: [Dynapi-Dev] My JS Optimization Site

[Raides J. <ra...@te...>]

Jeff wrote:
> 
> Whew! Go away for a day and the messages pile up!
>
> Raides J. - I was under the impression that this (JIT) was essentially
> the case for both browsers, but I could be mistaken. The following is
> from the Netscape JavaScript 1.3 reference, describing a function as
> opposed to a function object created explicitly:
> 
> ------------------
> Function objects created with the Function constructor are evaluated
> each time they are used. This is less efficient than declaring a
> function and calling it within
> your code, because declared functions are compiled.
> -------------------
> 
(snip)

	Where is the delay then? In the way they pre-compile things??

	I will try to do an extensive research on the subject, using as base
the C source-code implementation of JS1.5 (the version used in NS6) that
I have somewhere in my CD-ROM collection. I will try to do a
"source-code traversal" by hand (hard, but it's my speciality) so I can
see where time is lost and memory is eaten. Maybe I will invest a month,
but I hope it will help a lot in optimization.

	Raides J.